六级冲刺备考阅读练习4
<p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="acquaintance">acquaintance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="superficial">superficial</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="musty">musty</span> <span word="storehouse">storehouse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magician">magician</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supplement">supplement</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="science">science</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accompany">accompany</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="or">or</span><span word="independently">independently</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="course">course</span><span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="philosophies">philosophies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="date">date</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="populate">populate</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comprise">comprise</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="subculture">subculture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span>, <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="segments">segments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="male">male</span>-<span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="implicitly">implicitly</span> <span word="sexist">sexist</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="nouns">nouns</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pronouns">pronouns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unspecified">unspecified</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="built">built</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="bias">bias</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="plural">plural</span> <span word="nouns">nouns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pronouns">pronouns</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>, <span word="alternating">alternating</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acknowledgment">acknowledgment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inadequacy">inadequacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="equally">equally</span>.</p>
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